Had that happen at Christmas once. I got a 6 dollar winner so I went down to exchange it for 3 2 dollar tickets since it was a gift, fun to play the win for life. The guy gave me 6 1-dollar tickets of 3 different kinds. He was a nice older guy so I just left and drove home (was visiting family across the state). Hit the 2k top prize on one of them that night, only time I've ever had luck since lotto is a fun fool's game.

TheManofPA:Had that happen at Christmas once. I got a 6 dollar winner so I went down to exchange it for 3 2 dollar tickets since it was a gift, fun to play the win for life. The guy gave me 6 1-dollar tickets of 3 different kinds. He was a nice older guy so I just left and drove home (was visiting family across the state). Hit the 2k top prize on one of them that night, only time I've ever had luck since lotto is a fun fool's game.

That is awesome, dude. I rarely play any lotto, because I never win. I occasionally go to the Indian casino or Reno, where I have better luck and can at least afford lunch if I learn when to quit. I usually do know when to quit, too.

Nem Wan:Bennetts chose the one-time cash option of $1.3 million, which comes to a little under $1 million after taxes

Only a 25% tax hit? I thought taxes on such a windfall were generally half. What happened? Republicans?

25% is withheld in the initial check. The winner is still responsible for taxes beyond that. Since the tax burden can change quite a bit depending on how creative their accountant is, the media only reports the value of the initial check.